The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1887-01-15

CITY NOTES.
Rev. Geo. K. Allen will preach at the
Baptist church Sunday, at II a. m. and
at 7:30 p. m. Sunday school at 10 a. m.
The public is invited to attend.
Mr.. r. j. Rifles, as will be seen from
his advertisement on the first page of to-
days paper, has blossOmed into q poet,
and sings his song of square goods and
low prices in no uncertain rhyme. Read
for yourself and see what he has to say.
Messrs. Richardson & Co. have just re-
ceived q large lot of Virginia Tobies,"
about az good a two and a-half cent cigar
as we ever saw. They are made of pure
Virginia leaf tobacco, and smoke veEy
well, equal to most of the five-cent cigars
that are 30 popular with the public.
An excursion will be given to-day over
the st. Johns and Halifax Railroad to
Daytona. Tickets will be sold for the
low price of $2.75 for the round trip,
good on any train. This will give all
who wish an excellent opportunity to
get a glimpse of the beautiful Halifax
country.
The Rev. DIR. James b. Dunn will
preach at the Presbyterian Church to-
morrow at IL a. m. Subject, "Woman's
Posltion;"- and at u p. NJ, on Taking
Down the Tent" Sabbath-schooI and
Bible Glass ut 8 pm. Prayer meeting
on Wednesday evening at II O'Clock.
Mr.. Arthur Merry day has just received
the largest consignment Of bananas ever
brought to Palatka at one time. The lot
consisted of over one hundred large
punches. He is selling them in q hurry.
and amt very particular about getting
big prices for them. In fact. they are
going very cheap.
Col. ID. ii. Elliott was in town for a
short while yesterday. In a short talk
with him we learned that the "missing
tourists are coming into all parts of the
State, and he is firmly of the opinion
that they will continue to cCme in large
numbers until the end Of the season, and
very probably in larger numbers than
ever.
Messrs. l.. III. & w. B. Morrill, have a
Especial" Of interest to the public this
They have just received a large lot
of hats, caps, furnishing goods, etc.,
which they claim to have bought at
low prices. and which they are selling
at shortest living profits. Read the
special.
Major j. l.. Burton, of Crescent City, is
in town. He has about fifteen hundred
boxes of oranges still on his trees, and
brought us a box as a sample yesterday,
which show that the frosts have not in
the least touched them. The fact is, they
are about as fine oranges as ever were
grown in this section, and the Major will
reap a rich harvest Of ct profit when he
puts them in the market.
Deputy Sheriff Perry arrested Tom
Dickson, q well known colored man of
Of Norwaik. Thursday night, and placed
him in Jail. Tom is charged with the
non-performance of road duty, and will
probably be tried to-day in the County
Court. Geo. Franklin is held in default
of $500 bail, under an Indictment found
by the last grand jury charging him with
carrying concealed weapons.
DIR. ID. III. Owen, of Sherman, Me. :,
and one of the prominent men of that
State, was in to see us yesterday. He is
the owner Of fine grove at Norwalk,
and is en- route thence to look after his
valuable property, which he has spent
thousands of dollars on in the way of
improvements. He is very much pleased
to see 30 much fruit going forward to
market, and now has more faith in
Florida's prosperity than ever.
The Prohibitionists are already in the
field, and petition is being circulated
asking for an election in Putnam county
to decide whether we shall have whisky
or not, as provided for by Article XIX of
the New Constitution. We have not
learned whether any great number of
people signed the petition or not, but
many well posted men are of the opinion
that public sentiment has not yet been
worked up to the prohibition idea in this
county.
The District Fair, to be held at Orlan-
do on February 18th, promises to be a
great success. Heretofore these fairs
have been held by each county, but to
enlarge the scope and interest, it has
been decide ! to combine the county ex-
hibits and hold the fairs in each county
in turn. Orange, Putnam, Noiusia and
two or three other counties are included
in the district, and the premiums offered
are large and valuable, and will attract
a large exhibit from each Of the counties.
We shall have more to say of this move
ment In a short while